People are in animation, but they can connect to reality

"magic?"

"Have the audience draw a card, then the magician asks a question in some way, and the audience answers, and eventually the magician can find the card they drew," Qiyu said, drawing a circle-like pattern on the table with her finger. "For example, like this, like this, and like this again. You can find it, right? It's very simple."

Asagi looked at Nanaha's fingers and the nonexistent figure on the table, nodding his head. "That's a solution."

Nanaha in front of him smiled and said, "Right, Asagi. In this way, I can be considered to have helped you."

Asagi nodded.

"So, is there any reward for me?" Qi Yu asked.

Chapter 296 I can do it too

"Reward? I don't have anything. What does Qiyu want?" Asagi sat up straight and looked at Qiyu. He didn't have much money at the moment, so he couldn't think of what he could give Qiyu as a reward.

"Well, I haven't thought about it yet. I'll tell you when I think of it." Qiyu giggled, with a happy expression on her face. After saying that, she quickly returned to her seat, leaving no time for Asagi to bargain.

This matter was unilaterally finalized by Qiyu. Asagi wanted to bargain, but looking at Qiyu sitting in his seat as if nothing had happened, he felt indifferent.

According to Nanaha's plan, the live show must continue. Sitting in the club room, Asagi tilted his head, thinking. Because of Takamatsu Deng's incident, he hadn't been to the club for a while, and Takeda-senpai glared at him with dissatisfaction.

He is innocent of this, too.

At night, Asagi found Takamatsu Deng's profile picture and asked, "Can you hold a live show soon?"

"But just now..."

Gao Songdeng's answer was interrupted, and after a while, Deng's reply appeared again.

"Ah."

"I see."

"When?"

Looking at Deng's reply, Asagi knew he was trying to embarrass Deng. He sighed and replied on his phone, "The sooner the better. Also, please announce the live news on the CRYCHIC band's homepage."

"Why?" Gao Songdeng asked in confusion.

"Don't worry about this light. Just do as I say."

Besides that, there was something else he needed to ask Shiina Riki for help. After finishing everything, Asagi practiced his painting skills again and fell into a deep sleep late at night.

On Wednesday night, Asagi was still sitting in the lobby of LiveHouse "RiNG". In fact, he had already begun to regret that he should not have chosen this place. LiveHouse "RiNG" was where Su Shi and her friends often performed, and there were many loyal fans and regulars there.

Asagi's job was the same as last weekend, looking for strange people here. Until a girl with short blond hair came again, and waited until there were not many people in the hall of LiveHouse "RiNG", she rushed over.

Asagi did not go into the inner venue, but sat outside all night. He noticed that the girl left the stage very early and left in a hurry when there was still a lot of live performance left.

After the live ended, Asagi waited for Suyo and the others in the hall.

"This way." After looking at Su Shi and the others, Asagi waved his hand.

"I'm a little tired. We've been performing so frequently lately." Su Shi stretched her shoulders, feeling a bit sore from all the bass practice. Adding to last week's performances, they seem to be performing twice a week lately. For them, this increase in intensity is too noticeable.

In the past, CRYCHIC's live performance frequency was about once a month.

"Thank you for your hard work, but it will be even harder in the future." Asagi said with a smile, he took out an A4 paper, on which was a promise of the new song he prepared for CRYCHIC, "The World is So Big, But I Still Met You."

Su Shi stared at the A4 paper curiously. When Su Shi took it, she stared at the song "The World Is So Big, But I Still Met You" on the paper.

"Is this for us?" Su Shi asked.

Asagi had already sung this song in front of Chihaya Aine, with Takamatsu Touma also present. Chihaya Aine and Takamatsu Touma were no strangers to it. However, when they heard this song, their expressions showed a hint of excitement and surprise.

Shiina Tatsuki lowered her head, testing the melody of the new song "The World Is So Big, But I Still Met You" in her mind, and was immersed in it for a while.

"Well, please live this weekend."

"So urgent?" Shiina Riki snapped out of her trance and stared at Asagi in disbelief. "'Gurenhua' was just released, and they're already releasing new songs. That's a little too soon."

The others stared at Asagi, waiting for an answer from the front.

"Actually, I want Aine to sing this song." Asagi scratched his temple.

"Leave it to me?" Chihaya Aine's face was full of disbelief.

"Well, I'll leave it to you. Remember, Aine, you are the backup singer, and I think this song is more suitable for your voice, Aine." Asagi said while observing the expressions of several people.

Sushi was silent, her eyes looking at Aine complicated. Shiina Riki seemed a little indignant, but she remained silent as well. Takamatsu Deng lowered her head, watching the new song. She noticed Asagi looking at her, so she nodded very slightly, indicating her agreement.

Originally, Deng's personality was weak, and she easily compromised for the sake of the band. She had also thought about giving up the lead vocal position to Aine, which was not unacceptable to her. However, Lena didn't care at all.

Finally, what happened? Her eyes were fixed on the new song, and she could barely close her mouth with joy. Although she didn't say anything, her expression betrayed her.

"But..." Aine showed a somewhat embarrassed expression, and she looked at Takamatsu Deng who was standing next to her.

Takamatsu Deng walked over, held Aine's hand, and said sincerely, "I believe Aine can sing it."

After receiving Takamatsu Touma's support, Chihaya Aine nodded solemnly in agreement, while Shiina Riki beside her made a small "tsk," indicating that no one objected.

"Well, regarding the live venue, I want to change it to the live house where uncle lives. The place you all have been to, the place MMK often goes."

"Why there!" Chihaya Aine muttered unhappily, "The environment there is obviously much worse than here. Besides, is there really anyone willing to go there to watch our live performance? I doubt you're planning on having me be the center at all."

"You are a contracted musician now, Aine. You must obey orders and follow instructions." Asagi said with a serious face.

"What is this? It sounds weird, like I'm selling myself out." Aine complained, then looked at Asagi for a while before finally giving in. "I get it, let's do this. But, are you really going to be the lead singer? You're not lying to me, are you?"

"No, this time is special." Asagi promised.

After the dust settled, Asagi looked at Shiina Riki, who happened to be looking at him as well, and their eyes met. So, Asagi winked at Shiina Riki, and Riki followed Asagi to a deserted place.

"Can that thing be done?" Asagi asked in a low voice.

Li Xi's expression was a little embarrassed, but after thinking of Gao Songdeng, she nodded firmly, "Okay."

"Then I'll leave it to you, Lixi. I already have a suspect, but I just lack evidence."

"who is it?"

Asagi took a deep breath and looked at Li Xi cautiously. Li Xi suddenly felt the pressure and swallowed her saliva. Her expression was tense and her attention was extremely focused.

"Can Li Xi keep a secret?" Asagi looked at her seriously.

"Yes." Li Xi was extremely firm, and she leaned closer to Asagi.

Asagi whispered, "I can, too."

After saying that, he left Li Xi, who was in a daze, and walked away in a cool manner.

Chapter 297 Can You Help Me?

"what?"

Shiina Riki stood there, bewildered. After a while, she finally realized what Asagi meant.

"what!"

Li Xi just felt that he was being fooled by him.

At night, Asagi worked diligently on his painting in his rented room. Since he discovered his experience in this area, he began to accelerate his original plan. Now, with his level of skill, releasing a few short PVs could easily cover up the problem.

He held his chin and leaned over the table. The MMK I drew on the table felt very similar, like a living person.

Suddenly, the phone rang. Asagi picked up the phone and saw that MMK's profile picture had lit up.

"What are you doing?" MMK asked.

Asagi felt a little guilty for a moment. He looked at his phone, then at MMK on the manuscript paper on the table, and swallowed. MMK didn't have superpowers, so he could just peek remotely.

"It's very late, MMK, what else do you want to talk to me about?" Asagi decided to take the initiative and asked back.

"Well, nothing much. It's just that everyone suddenly feels that we have been seeing each other less and less recently. We used to meet up at Yoshinoya all the time. Ever since we moved to a new house and quit our jobs, we have more time, but we suddenly see each other less and less."

MMK paused for a moment, watching MMK's message on his phone. He felt that MMK no longer needed his special attention. Miura Shiomi and MMK could handle things well; all he needed to do was provide new songs. He wasn't as knowledgeable about operations as Miura Shiomi, but the basics were already solid, and Nina was also slowly improving, so he didn't need to worry about them at all.

Apart from the new songs, Asagi could provide little help.

So, lately, he and MMK had been communicating primarily through their phones. Furthermore, Asagi glanced at the table, where MMK sat quietly on the manuscript paper. He'd recently found something new to do, which took up more of his time, leaving him with less free time than before.

Drawing is a waste of time. A simple MMK took him more than an hour.

"Sorry, I've been a bit busy lately." Asagi sighed, staring at the MMK on the manuscript. He'd been worrying about Team 2 lately. Sushi and the others were much more fragile than MMK and the others. The psychological problems MMK and the others had developed were because reality was too oppressive for them, making them unwilling to change, yet forced to make a choice.

On Su Shi's side, the pressure from reality is not that great. It's mainly because every team member has some psychological problems, big or small.

"Well, summer vacation is almost here, and we'll get to meet more often then."

It is already mid-June, and summer vacation in Japan is in July. It will be in about three weeks, and he will have time then.

"Yeah, that's true."

After finishing his chat with MMK, Asagi looked at the manuscript on his desk. He still hadn't taken a photo to send to MMK. He stood up and poured a glass of water. The wisps of white mist rising from the hot water made him feel a little dazed. Summer vacation, a topic that both made him happy and sad.

How should I explain my contact with my family? I've only called them once since the start of the semester, and rarely otherwise, exchanging messages via text. Most of the time, they ask, and I answer afterward.

I also need to find a reason to stay in Tokyo during the summer vacation.

He picked up the water cup and took a sip. He was still used to drinking hot water. Although the cold water here can be drunk directly, Asagi still prefers to boil it before drinking.

Beep, beep, beep. He had just rested for a short while when another message came in. He opened his phone and Aine's profile picture popped up.

"This song isn't rock enough?" Aiyin asked.

"Yeah, that's right. Does Aine have a passionate pursuit of rock music?"

"no."

"Will Aine feel any psychological burden if she goes the idol route?"

"Not really."

"That's fine."

Aiyin was speechless, unable to find a retort. They were different from MMK. MMK was picky about music; she preferred rock. But Aiyin and the others were different. They just wanted to play in a band and had no particular preferences for the style of music.

"I want Aine to sing solo! To be the center of attention." Asagi directly input, "Aine, don't you want to stand in the center position this time?"

"Really?"

"Ah."

"But I always feel that you are harboring some bad intentions and thinking of doing something bad."

Discovered? Asagi gave an embarrassed smile. Being discovered didn't matter. Aine liked it anyway, so even if it was a trap, she'd be willing to take the bait. So, he proceeded according to plan.

On Friday, Shiina Ritsuki sent him the surveillance video from the LiveHouse "RiNG." He didn't ask for much, just the two live shows of Suyo and the others. He carefully saved the video and would eventually give it to Nana.

On the weekend, Asagi came to the live room again, and the uncle standing outside looked at him. Because this time Asagi came alone, without MMK and the others by his side.

"Are you alone?" asked the store manager.

"Yeah," Asagi nodded and stood beside the uncle. He looked up and looked around, and found the camera in the upper left corner. So, Asagi pointed at the camera and said, "That thing should still work properly, right?"

The store manager looked up at the camera and said, "Isn't that nonsense? If it's broken, I'll report it for repair."

Asagi looked at him for a moment, then turned to the older man and gave him a flattering smile. The store manager instantly felt that the boy in front of him was a little strange. This expression was not what he wanted. He couldn't help but lean back, a little further away from Asagi.

"Then, uncle, can you do me a favor?" Asagi rubbed his hands.

"What help?" The manager stared at Asagi warily.

Asagi pointed at the camera and said, "I want the video of that."

The manager's head shook like a rattle, frantically rejecting Asagi. "This is private information. How can I give it to you so easily? It contains the information and appearances of every customer who's come and gone. If it gets out, wouldn't our shop be doomed? If our customers go crazy and start demanding an explanation, our shop will either close down or become completely deserted. In short, no way."

Seeing the store manager's serious refusal, Asagi clasped his hands and said, "Please."

"No." The store manager still refused to give in.

Seeing that his softness wasn't working, Asagi sighed and sat down next to the store manager. Last time, he was here helping check tickets. The store manager looked at Asagi curiously, wondering what this guy was up to. Although he had only met Asagi a few times, Asagi had left a deep impression on the store manager. Not only because he came to the store with MMK, but also because of his various actions, which surprised the store manager.

The store manager couldn't figure out why he was so young, yet women much older than him trusted him so much.

"How about this, I'll exchange it for three live shows, is that okay?" Asagi raised three fingers.